Truth be told, he was torn over the matter. True, he'd been a bit more freeing with being seen by others lately, but he didn't like it, as much as Outer Space still being a big unknown to him as anything else.

But he also felt absolutely horrid. And her pause after his earlier question certainly wasn't all that uplifting, even with her confidence that'd immediately followed. So, with a soft sigh and closing his eyes, he nodded, then rested his head back and to one side.

"Ohhhh... this is worse than when I had the pebble pox..."